Item #: 72608G. With its easy-to-use touchscreen, preloaded maps and widescreen display, the affordable nüvi 250W delivers directions on the go - wherever life takes you.With nüvi 250W's widescreen display, you'll always get the big picture. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, antiglare, landscape 4.3-inch display with white backlight is easy to read - from any direction.nüvi 250W comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nüvi 250W accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.Like the rest of the nüvi 200-series, nüvi 250W sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot.Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 250W includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map.nüvi 250W brings widescreen navigation at an affordable price. Product Description
Garmin nüvi 250W - GPS receiver
Product Type: GPS receiver
Recommended Use: Automotive
Dimensions (WxDxH): 4.8 in x 0.8 in x 2.9 in
Weight: 6.1 oz
Maps Included: North America
Included GPS Software: NAVTEQ ON BOARD, MapSource City Navigator NT
Compatible GPS Software: Garmin SaversGuide, Garmin Travel Guide
Connectivity: USB
Voice: Navigation
Customer Review: Easy to use, clear and bright
I have 2 Nuvi 250Ws now, bought one for myself a year ago, and another as a gift for someone. It's a fantastic unit. This one does not have text-to-speech, so it won't attempt to pronounce or demolish your street names. It does speak things like "In point-5 miles turn left, then turn left." I usually am listening to music fairly loud when I'm traveling somewhere with the Nuvi so I don't miss the feature. My reason for giving the Nuvi 250w only 4 stars is 2 fold. First, upgrading the maps is expensive. It's almost more economical to just buy a whole new unit. Check out Garmin's website to see what I mean. Second, in industrial or very dense areas it has trouble pinpointing exactly where you go. Occasionally, it will just end in the middle of a street 1/4 mile from where you're supposed to be, or take you to the intersection of the block where your destination is. The 250W has Canadian maps which sets it apart from its look-alike, lesser-number models. Its also sleek and trim, and can even be kept in a shirt or coat pocket and used for on-foot directions (when you turn it to that mode).
